Hercules-club
kyə noun
1.
Also called Southern prickly ash. a prickly tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, of the rue family, having a medicinal bark and berries.
2.
Also called angelica tree, devil's-walking-stick. a prickly shrub, of the ginseng family, Aralia spinosa, having a medicinal bark and root.
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| Hercules'-club | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a prickly North American araliaceous shrub, Aralia spinosa, with medicinal bark and leaves |
| 2. | a prickly North American rutaceous tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, with medicinal bark and berries |
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Hercules-club
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